(Photo: Shawn Gilbert at the Los Medanos College 50th Anniversary celebration on 8/28/24.)
We can always use more help at these events – please contact Ana Pan at voterservices [at] lwvdv.org if you are interested in volunteering!
- September 10 - Trinity Center, Walnut Creek 11:30 am – 1 pm
- September 13 - Trinity Center, Walnut Creek 11:30 am – 1 pm
- September 15 - Festival Latino at Todos Santos Plaza Concord, 12-5 pm
- September 17 - DVC in Pleasant Hill, 11-1
- September 17 – Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, 11-1
- September 24 – Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, 11-1
- October 1 - Project Second Chance, Concord, 5:30-6:30
CC County Library Adult Literacy Program (see flyer) - October 4 Oakley Library Book Sale, 5-9 pm
- October 4 - Trinity Center, Walnut Creek 11:30 am – 1 pm
- October 5 Oakley Library Book Sale, 9 am -1 pm
- October 7 - Trinity Center, Walnut Creek 11:30 am – 1 pm
- October 19 Antioch Water Park, Trunk-O-Treat 2-5 pm
We also need help at our Candidate Forums and other presentations! Contact us at voterservices [at] lwvdv.org if you are interested in helping the Voter Services team in any way during this busy election season!
Los Medanos College celebrated its 50th Anniversary on August 28th. The League was on campus with Perry Peregrine, our friendly puppet, to join in the fun and music. We talked to a lot of students, registered five of them to vote, and shared about VOTE411.org.
National Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day are both on September 17, 2024 this year. As we honor the U.S. Constitution, it’s a good opportunity to remember that when the U.S. Constitution was written, it did not expressly state that citizens had the right to vote. Nor did the Bill of Rights. So how did this notion of the right to vote become one of the fundamental tenets of our society? How did we come to believe voting is a basic right? Take a few moments to explore these questions by reading about the twists and turns of the 14th and 15th Amendments: Interpretation: The Fifteenth Amendment | Constitution Center.
Here is a fun article about searching for Susan B. Anthony, in recognition of ratification of the 19 Amendment… a nice read to lift the spirits! :-)
Really You? (pennycolman.com)
by Shawn Gilbert, Voter Sevices Chair
